On a number of farms across France last week members of the Farmers Weekly study tour noticed holly boughs hanging from beams in buildings housing Charolais cattle and milking goats. Curiously we asked why they were there.
Oh, that's how we stop ringworm affecting the animals, we were told. If we don't hang up a fresh bough in each building in the autumn ringworm will break out.
Is it a superstition or an old wives tale? Who knows? Only one member of our party had heard of the practice before. To the rest of us it was an entirely new idea. But I predict there may be a few holly boughs hung in cattle sheds across the UK next autumn - just in case it works.
Comments (1)
yes i totally agree with the French remedy also the vets will tell you to put the animals in the sun and that will clear it up to a great extent, unlike in the UK they dont worry too much on the look of the animal, like dirty legs before your fat beast is carted off to abatatoir
Posted by melanie ross | June 14, 2010 1:09 PM
Posted on June 14, 2010 13:09